Studies on Large Branchiopod Biology and Aquaculture

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The growth rate and growth efficiency of Streptocephalus macrourus (Crustacea, Anostraca) cultured on microalgae....Pages 1-10
Culturing Artemia (Tuticorin strain) in organic and agricultural wastes at different salinities....Pages 11-17
A rapid, non-stressing technique for measuring growth in Anostraca and other delicate, medium-sized aquatic invertebrates....Pages 19-20
Observations on temperature optimum, cyst production, and survival of Streptocephalus proboscideus (Frauenfeld, 1873) (Crustacea: Anostraca), fed different diets....Pages 21-26
A model for growth of Artemia franciscana cultures based on food ration-dependent gross growth efficiencies....Pages 27-37
Some aspects of Artemia biology affected by cestode parasitism....Pages 39-44
Life history and interspecies relationships of Chirocephalus diaphanus Prévost and Tanymastix stagnalis (L.), (Crustacea, Anostraca) inhabiting a group of mountain ponds in Latium, Italy....Pages 45-59
Influence of temperature on hatching of eggs of Lepidurus couesii (Crustacea, Notostraca)....Pages 61-66
Indirect effects of the fairy shrimp, Branchipus schaefferi and two ostracod species on Bacillus thuringiensis var Israelensis -induced mortality in mosquito larvae....Pages 67-76
The biology of Tanymastix stagnalis (L.) and its survival in large and small temporary water bodies in Ireland....Pages 77-82
Why only one of two common Central Texas Anostraca atop Enchanted Rock?....Pages 83-86
Natural growth and reproduction in Triops granarius (Lucas) (Crustacea: Notostraca)....Pages 87-94
Physical and chemical characteristics and phyllopod fauna of temporary pools in north-eastern Natal, Republic of South Africa....Pages 95-104
Life history adaptations of phyllopods in response to predators, vegetation, and habitat duration in north-eastern Natal....Pages 105-116
Multispecies coexistence of branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca & Spinicaudata) in temporary ponds of Chaouia plain (western Morocco): sympatry or syntopy between usually allopatric species....Pages 117-136
Factors affecting contributions of the tadpole shrimp, Lepidurus packardi , to its oversummering egg reserves....Pages 137-143
Uptake of lead, cadmium and zinc by the fairy shrimp, Branchinecta longiantenna (Crustacea: Anostraca)....Pages 145-149
Genetic characterization and intra-generic relationships of Artemia monica Verrill and A. urmiana Günther....Pages 151-168
Sex ratio variation in female-biased populations of Notostracans....Pages 169-179
Characterizing bisexual Artemia populations by isoelectric focusing....Pages 181-185
The filtration apparatus of Anostraca (Crustacea): species-specific setulation in the genus Streptocephalus ....Pages 187-193
Structural differences between the cyst walls of Streptocephalus dichotomus (Baird), S. torvicornis (Waga), and Thamnocephalus platyurus (Packard) (Crustacea: Anostraca), and a comparison with other genera and species....Pages 195-202
Distribution and morphological variation of Streptocephalus torvicornis (Waga, 1842) in Northern Africa....Pages 203-208
Distribution of species of Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata, and Laevicaudata in Mexico....Pages 209-219
 Branchipus cortesi n. sp.: a new anostracan from western Spain (Crustacea, Branchiopoda)....Pages 221-230
A note on the genus Artemia in Algeria....Pages 231-233
The geographical distribution of Triops australiensis (Crustacea: Notostraca) in Australia: a biogeoclimatic analysis....Pages 235-240
Branchiopods (non-cladocerans) of the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean)....Pages 241-243
Resting eggs of Anostraca, Notostraca and Spinicaudata (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) occurring in France: identification and taxonomical value....Pages 245-259
The fairy shrimp Chirocephalus brevipalpis (Orghidan, 1953), (Crustacea: Anostraca) in Yugoslavia....Pages 261-266
On the Anostraca (Crustacea) of Yugoslavia....Pages 267-272
A review of the Conchostraca (Crustacea) of Yugoslavia....Pages 273-282
Back Matter....Pages 283-288